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A knowledge assessment questionnaire
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Recommendations of behavioural facilitators for success in a physiotherapy clinical practice module: Successful students’ perspectives
(PubMed, 2020)Background: Students struggle to bridge the gap between theory and application thereof in clinical settings. Exploring the behaviours of students who have been shown to be successful in the clinical practice module of ... -
Reflections of academic and professional leaders on leadership in a higher education institution
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Higher education institutions are under pressure to address the challenge of the leadership pipeline. Therefore, the need exists to explore the potential of current leaders and their views of leadership in higher education. ... -
Outcome evaluation of highly challenging balance training for people with Parkinson disease: A multicenter effectiveness-implementation study
(Wolters Kluwer Health, 2020)In order for people with Parkinson disease (PwPD) to benefit from neurorehabilitation research, interventions tested in research settings require assessment in real-world clinical practice. There is little evidence for ... -
Satisfaction with quality of healthcare at primary healthcare settings: Perspectives of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Measuring client satisfaction is part of the quality assurance process and has become an integral part of healthcare management strategies globally. It is essential for improvement of amenities in healthcare facilities -
Recommendations of behavioural facilitators for success in a physiotherapy clinical practice module: Successful students’ perspectives
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)Students struggle to bridge the gap between theory and application thereof in clinical settings. Exploring the behaviours of students who have been shown to be successful in the clinical practice module of physiotherapy ... -
The use of smartphone apps in clinical practice: A survey of South African physiotherapists
(OpenJournals Publishing AOSIS (Pty) Ltd, 2020)In 2017, there were more than 325 000 health-related and medical apps in the app stores of all major mobile operating systems, with some of these apps having been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times (Pohl 2017). ... -
Emerging from the Shadows: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Factors Facing Community Health Workers in Western Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020)Community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as a key component of the health workforce in South Africa. However, the efficacy of CHW programs continues to be limited by a poor understanding of facilitators and ... -
Emerging from the shadows: Intrinsic and extrinsic factors facing community health workers in Western Cape, South Africa
(MDPI, 2020)Community health workers (CHWs) have been identified as a key component of the health workforce in South Africa. However, the efficacy of CHW programs continues to be limited by a poor understanding of facilitators and ... -
A Self-Management Training Intervention: Perceptions and Practices of Community Health Workers in South Africa
(2019-07-15)Background. While community health workers (CHWs) are increasingly being used as a strategy for increasing health care access, particularly in rural communities, interventions are needed to improve their skill sets in ... -
Health-related quality of life and associated factors in adults living with HIV in Rwanda
(2018-01-15)In Rwanda, as in other sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH) has increased dramatically as a result of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART). People living with HIV can ... -
Implementing interprofessional education and practice: Lessons from a resource-constrained university
(2017)Interprofessional education is seen as a vehicle to facilitate collaborative practice and, therefore, address the complex health needs of populations. A number of concerns have, however, been raised with the implementation ... -
An exploration of Learning styles amongst social work students.
(2017)Social work educators are faced with the challenge of ensuring that students from diverse backgrounds are fully equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills. However, to be effective social work educators, the educator ... -
Perceptions and satisfaction of caregivers regarding rehabilitation services from selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape
(2018)Understanding caregivers’ views on rehabilitation services is important as it may assist in informing healthcare services and patient management. The aim of this study was to explore caregivers’ perceptions and satisfaction ... -
Results From South Africa’s 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
(Human Kinetics Publishers, 2016)We present results of the 2016 Healthy Active Kids South Africa (HAKSA) Report Card on the current status of physical activity (PA) and nutrition in South African youth. The context in which we interpret the findings is ... -
Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology
(Taylor & Francis, 2018)Background and Methods: This paper reviews the current capacity of personnel in enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within which they work, and was reviewed, discussed, and ... -
These may not be the courses you are seeking: a systematic review of open online courses in health professions education
(BMC, 2019)Introduction: Open Online Courses (OOCs) are increasingly presented as a possible solution to the many challenges of higher education. However, there is currently little evidence available to support decisions around the ... -
Systematic scoping review protocol for clinical prediction rules (CPRs) in the management of patients with spinal cord injuries
(BMJ, 2019)Introduction The upsurge in the use of clinical prediction models in general medical practice is a result of evidencebased practice. However, the total number of clinical prediction rules (CPRs) currently being used or ... -
Mapping two measures to the International Classification Of Functioning, Disability and Health and the brief ICF core set for spinal cord injury in the post-acute context
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the extent to which the rehabilitation outcome levels (ROL) and the spinal cord independence measure (SCIM) III could be mapped to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and ... -
Client perspectives on reclaiming participation after a traumatic spinal cord injury in South Africa
(Oxford University Press, 2016)BACKGROUND. The development of rehabilitation services promoting participation in people living with a traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is of major concern for physical therapists. What the client sees as effective ...
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